Cover art for When the Yanks Go Marching In by Woody Guthrie

When the Yanks Go Marching In

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When the Yanks Go Marching In Lyrics

[Chorus]
Oh, when the Yanks (when the Yanks)
Go marching in (go marching in)
When the Yanks go marching in
Boys, I want to be in that number
When the Yanks go marching in

[Verse 1]
When our guns (when our guns)
And cannons roar (and cannons roar)
When our guns and cannons roar
Boys, I want to be in that number
When our guns and cannons roar

[Verse 2]
When our tanks (when our tanks)
Go rolling in (go rolling in)
When our tanks go rolling in
Boys, I want to be in that number
When our tanks go rolling in

[Verse 3]
When we set (when we set)
This whole world free (this whole world free)
When we set this whole world free
Boys, I want to be in that number
When we set this whole world free
[Verse 4]
When our planes (when our planes)
Will win the sky (will win the sky)
When our planes will win the sky
Boys, I want to be in that number
When our planes will win the sky

[Chorus]
Oh, when the Yanks (when the Yanks)
Go marching in (go marching in)
When the Yanks go marching in
Boys, I want to be in that number
When the Yanks go marching in

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